A nonlinear theory of hydrodynamic lubrication

Nonlinear hydrodynamic theory of crystallization.

We present an isothermal fluctuating nonlinear hydrodynamic theory of crystallization in molecular liquids. A dynamic coarse-graining technique is used to derive the velocity field, a phenomenology which allows a direct coupling between the free energy functional of the classical density functional theory and the Navier-Stokes equation. In contrast to the Ginzburg-Landau type amplitude theories...

Hydrodynamic and Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication

Contents 1. Introduction 2. Stress-induced lubricant degradation 3. Basic equations governing the fluid elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) of line and point contacts 3.1. Equations of fluid motion 3.2. Contact surface displacements in line and point lubricated contacts 4. Steady isothermal EHL problems for lightly loaded non-conformal line contacts 5. Steady isothermal EHL problems for heavil...

Hydrodynamic Lubrication of Sliding Vanes

Hydrodynamic Lubrication of Rough Surfaces

Interacting surfaces are frequently found in mechanical systems and components. A lubricant is often added between the surfaces to separate them from mechanical contact in order to increase life and performance of the contacting surfaces. In this work various aspects of hydrodynamic lubrication are investigated theoretically. This is where interacting surfaces are completely separated by a flui...

On Turbulence in Hydrodynamic Lubrication

The contribution deals with a self-consistent description of time-mean turbulent lubricant flow, i.e. flow through a wedgeshaped gap confined by counter-sliding solid surfaces. The methods adopted are matched asymptotic expansions, where the slenderness or aspect ratio of the gap and the accordingly defined Reynolds number represent the perturbation parameters. As a remarkable finding, a load-b...